So it is my last day in Germany, and I have secured myself some internet for the time being. I have some things I need to upload, but those will wait till I get back home. I have been reading over the Tau codex, and I have thought about what I want to use.
Commander Epsilon
Shas'el with Plasma rifle, missile pod, Targeting array, Hard wired Target lock, Hard wired multi tracker, Stimulant injector, Hard wired Black sun filter
115
Crisis squad Sigma
Shas'ui with Plasma rifle, Missile pod, Targeting array
Shas'ui with Plasma rifle, Missile pod, Targeting array
134
Crisis squad Gamma
Shas'ui with Plasma rifle, Missile pod, Targeting array
Shas'ui with Plasma rifle, Missile pod, Targeting array
134
Stealth team Delta
6 Shas'ui with burst cannons
180
Fire warrior Squad Zeta
6 Shas'la with pulse rifles
60
Fire warrior Squad Theta
6 Shas'la with pulse rifles
60
Pathfinder team Iota
5 Shas'la with marker lights and pulse carbines
60
Devilfish Transport Mu
Burst cannon, pair of gun drones, Disruption pod
85
Piranha light skimmer squadron Lambda
2 Piranhas with fusion blasters, targeting arrays and disruption pods
170
Broadside team Kappa
Shas'ui with smart missile system, Twin linked railgun and targeting array
Shas'ui team Leader, with smart missile system, Twin linked railgun, targeting array and Hard wired Target lock
170
Hammerhead gunship Omega
A pair of Burst cannons, Turret mounted Railgun, disruption pod and Multi-tracker
165
Hammerhead gunship Omicron
A pair of Burst cannons, Turret mounted Railgun, disruption pod and Multi-tracker
165
This should come to 1498 points.
The other option is to play the standard Tau list which would take out the stealth team, add in three Deathrain suits, and beef the pathfinders up to 8 strong. I understand this is probably the better way to go, but I generally don't like the Crisis suit models, while I love the 3rd edition stealth suits.
With this in mind, I feel I now have a goal to work towards and I will hopefully start working on models sometime soon. expect updates.
Granted I'm not the best of players, but I've yet to hear a single Tau player actually have good things to say about the Stealth Suits above 1000 points. The shooting is just too unreliable and the points just too high.
ReplyDeleteOn that same topic I may have missed it, but I noticed only one Devilfish and only two scoring units? If you're playing to win by always wiping out your opponent that's good, but unless you park one FW team behind some very solid cover and the other in the DF you will see it obliterated - quickly.
For the 180 points you've spent on the Stealth team you can buy a DF for your firewarriors and still have points left over (Maybe kroot/IG models "counts as" kroot? I dunno).
If all else, toss it together and take it to a game store - the holes will appear quickly in play for your playstyle.
I really enjoy Stealth Suits; lots of fun that can be had with them.
ReplyDeleteThe main worry for me here are the small, walking fire warriors. It may well be worth sacrificing the pathfinders to give the FW squads devilfish.
I'd also suggest splitting the piranha up so you can harass two areas at once.
Yes, there is only one devil fish. I'm hoping it isn't too much of a problem, but test games will show how badly I need one.
ReplyDeleteI probably will split the piranhas up, I just didn't think of it when writing the list.
Thanks for the suggestions guys!
The second FW squad (the one not in a devilfish), should always reserve, so it can't be attacked, and move onto your home objective in C&C. It doesn't really need a transport. Devilfish are 85 points that don't kill anything. They can be used to block as a last ditch effort, but those 85 points are better spent on something that can actually kill the enemy.
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